Peninsula Press. No. 49. Thursday, July 8th, 1915. Official News [masthead]
Published by 'R.E. Printing Section, G.H.Q., M.E.F.', [Imbros], 1915
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Seller: Michael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaMichael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB
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Condition: Used - Very good
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[Imbros], 'R.E. Printing Section, G.H.Q., M.E.F.', 1915. A broadside (337 × 212 mm), printed in two columns (recto only). Good-quality paper creased where folded down to pocket-size; margins lightly dusty or foxed; an excellent copy of a Gallipoli field newsletter, rare at the time, now almost unknown on the open market. 'Peninsula Press' began as a daily newsletter, with the first issue on 10 May 1915; it ceased with Number 96 on 10 January 1916. It was issued daily with few exceptions until 31 July, and approximately twice-weekly thereafter. It was printed on Imbros and issued to Allied troops in the Middle East by General Headquarters, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. One main aim was to counter the misinformation spread by 'furphies' or 'latrinograms'. 'As befitted its purpose as an official communication, the tone of the paper was always self-congratulatory and dismissive of the enemy. It was good propaganda writing . From early July 1915 a most significant change is noticeable in the "Peninsula Press". There was a marked reduction in comment on the Peninsular campaign in sharp contrast to the frequency of reference in earlier editions' (David Kent, 'Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society', December 1992). This issue contains five short reports on a miscellaneous range of war-related topics, with almost half the page devoted to 'How the Turks Report "Victories"'. The details relate to a Turkish newspaper's account of 'the unsuccessful attack made by the Turks on the night of June 3rd and our attack on the following day'. The Turkish account ends thus: 'Whilst the enemy was pouring shells on us, and attacking, our soldiers were fighting with the greatest coolness and sanfroid [sic]. They might indeed have been on the parade ground'. Charles Bean records that the newsletter 'was posted at the headquarters of many units, as well as on the Beach, the troops crowding to read it' ('Official History', Volume 1). Oliver Hogue, in 'Trooper Bluegum at the Dardanelles' (London, 1916) writes as one of those troops: 'That "Peninsula Press", little thing though it was, used to be read and re-read till we could almost repeat all its contents word for word. It gave us the war news on all fronts in a nutshell'. The survival rate of these pieces of paper under such circumstances cannot have been high, an observation borne out by their rarity in collecting institutions in Australia and New Zealand - and there appears to be no complete set. A copy of Number 85 (26 October 1915) in the Australian War Memorial has the following note written on it: 'HQ 6th Inf. Bde. Dear Dad, Keep this as a memento of the Dardanelles. This is our field newspaper. From your affectionate son, Bill'. On the verso is an additional note: 'These "Peninsula Press" are real hard to get hold of, but I managed to get it off the notice board today. I have already sent one of these to Bob. I should advise you to keep it. Yours, Bill' (research notes by Stuart Braga). Not in Dornbusch; not in Fielding and O'Neill.…
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- Title
- Peninsula Press. No. 49. Thursday, July 8th, 1915. Official News [masthead]
- Author
- [Peninsula Press]
- Publisher
- 'R.E. Printing Section, G.H.Q., M.E.F.', [Imbros]
- Publication year
- 1915
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller catalogs
- Australia, First World War, Militaria
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